SRINAGAR: Two Polish nationals died and 19 others were rescued after a group of tourists were hit by deadly avalanche at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

“Rescue ops at Gulmarg avalanche, Baramulla police teams along with others on job.So far 19 foreign nationals have been rescued successfully. Dead bodies of 2 foreign nationals recovered being shifted to hospital for medico legal procedure,” police said.

The rescue operation is being carried out by Baramulla Police along with other agencies.

Videos of people running for their life made rounds on the internet as the whoosh of snow came rolling down.